Overview
- A modern and comprehensive volume on the status and future of maize as a species for genetic and genomic study as well as a model system
- Comprised of brief, focused chapters from the foremost maize experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (39 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Maize and the Origins of Plant Genetics
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The Maize Genome
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About this book
Maize is one of the world’s highest value crops, with a multibillion dollar annual contribution to agriculture. The great adaptability and high yields available for maize as a food, feed and forage crop have led to its current production on over 140 million hectares worldwide, with acreage continuing to grow at the expense of other crops. In terms of tons of cereal grain produced worldwide, maize has been number one for many years. Moreover, maize is expanding its contribution to non-food uses, including as a major source of ethanol as a fuel additive or fuel alternative in the US. In addition, maize has been at the center of the transgenic plant controversy, serving as the first food crop with released transgenic varieties. By 2008, maize will have its genome sequence released, providing the sequence of the first average-size plant genome (the four plant genomes that are now sequenced come from unusually tiny genomes) and of the most complex genome sequenced from any organism.
Among plant science researchers, maize has the second largest and most productive research community, trailing only the Arabidopsis community in scale and significance. At the applied research and commercial improvement levels, maize has no peers in agriculture, and consists of thousands of contributors worthwhile. A comprehensive book on the biology of maize has not been published.
The "Handbook of Maize: the Genetics and Genomics" center on the past, present and future of maize as a model for plant science research and crop improvement. The books include brief, focused chapters from the foremost maize experts and feature a succinct collection of informative images representing the maize germplasm collection.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The book subsumes the current collective knowledge in the research fields of maize genetics and genomics … . The book is of high quality regarding both text and figures. … The book is delightful to read, mainly due to the clear structure with plenty of scientific detail. The careful selection of literature references for each chapter makes the volume very effective and a must-read for specialists and novices in addition to maize researchers and breeders as well.” (Ralf G. Kynast, Annals of Botany, Vol. 109 (7), June, 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Maize
Book Subtitle: Genetics and Genomics
Editors: Jeffrey L. Bennetzen, Sarah Hake
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77863-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-77862-4
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2669-2
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-77863-1
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 800
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Sciences